LETS Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

lets 1 of 2

verb

Definition of lets next

present tense third-person singular of let

as in allows

to give permission to my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas

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as in rents

chiefly British to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment the pensioner has begun letting rooms in her home to earn some extra money

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as in enables

to make able or possible the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps

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as in tolerates

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference they let their kids get away with murder

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lets

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noun

plural of let

as in obstacles

something that makes movement or progress difficult artists are allowed to sell their goods in the public square without let or hindrance

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Recent Examples of lets

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This gives us some nice visuals and lets the movie communicate Grace's homesickness. —

Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026 Mail‑in voting lets eligible American voters cast a ballot without showing up at a polling place on Election Day. —

Terry Moseley, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 At a slim 76 minutes, Sparks pulls you in tight and never lets go, every frame bursting with teen angst and longing. —

Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026 Michigan is also weighing temporary licenses to doctors who earned their degrees outside the US or Canada and continued participation in an interstate compact that lets providers licensed in other states practice here. —

CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 Channel Sounding One upgrade that's already hitting the market, Channel Sounding, lets Bluetooth devices like trackers and connected locks find each other more easily and accurately, down to tens of centimeters. —

Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026 This cover lets enough heat through to be effective without scalding the skin. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 The city is one of a handful in Florida to have a triple bond rating, which lets the city borrow money at a cheaper rate for projects. —

Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 The conservation plan continues the longstanding arrangement that lets local cattlemen use ranch pastures for winter grazing. —

John Burnett, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026

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Federal police chased and targeted people randomly in public places like stores, shopping center parking lets, a church lawn and a country club and at times aimed their weapons at people or threatened them. —

Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025 The federal government’s permissiveness toward this form of betting lets platforms operate nationwide without following state laws or tax rates—a potentially lucrative proposition that has gained venture capital backing while angering states and tribal groups. —

Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2025 Leveraging Scholten’s experience with convertible cars, a folding or removable top lets in the sun and breeze. —

IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025

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Questions and comments will be moderated, read, and answered as time allows.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The reconciliation process is not subject to filibusters in the Senate and therefore allows a limited amount of legislation to be passed along party lines with fewer than 60 votes.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026